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ukponge's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
dhutton1997's review against another edition
4.0
This was a fantastic book that delved into what a woman’s body and mind is worth without the opportunities brought to them through a patriarchal society.
My only critique of this book is that Ratajkowski seemed to liken herself as “not rich” like the billionaires she meets. However, she does have a lot of money and will be able to live comfortably if she chooses to do so. I wish she would have acknowledged that aspect of her privilege.
Graphic: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Medical content, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
hannaheliz's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
meredith_williams_'s review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Cancer, Drug use, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
ntvenessa's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, and Colonisation
Minor: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Suicide attempt
janet_snakehole13's review against another edition
4.25
It is deeply saddening and horrifying the sexual harrassment, assaults, and sexism Emily has endured throughout her life, and all the countless young girls and women, specifically in her industry, who are taken advantage of. Not only that, but the internalized misogyny from other women, and the blaming and shaming from the public as a whole acts as an added knife to the back after all they've experienced.
The tales of Britney and Pamela, specifically, show that the lack of consent, power, and control that women endure in these industries are common and rampant. And sadly, it isn't limited to only these industries. It's only become more apparent there in recent years, but it is everywhere.
The discussions about her mother's subliminal messaging she received as a young girl about the importance of beauty was something I think a lot of women will relate to.
The essay titled "buying myself back" about ownership of her body and images of her was eye-opening. I listened to the audiobook recorded by Emily herself, and her voice breaks as she poignantly says "Eventually Jonathan will run out of the unseen, crusty polaroids, but I will remain as the real Emily, the Emily who owns the high art Emily, and the one who wrote this essay too. She will continue to carve out control."
In "men like you" she mentions muses whose likeness fills the halls of museums. Women whose life and names we do not know or choose to not remember. With this collection of essays, Emily tells her story through her own voice. "I will proclaim all of my mistakes and contradictions, for all the women who cannot do so, for all the women we've called muses without learning their names whose silence we mistook for consent. I stood on their shoulders to get here."
Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment
amelianotthepilot's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
honestlysean's review against another edition
5.0
Her writing is painfully honest, reflective, and forthright. Essay topics range from a haunting meditation her mother's terminal illness to a biting open letter to a man who discounted her as nothing but a piece of meat to sell products. Every time I had started an essay, I found myself thinking "Wow, surely this will be my favorite of the collection", only to continue expressing that after each essay.
In this collection that tackles sexism and double standards, feminism and sexuality, and the general absurdity that comes with being a recognized public persona, Emily Ratajhowski puts her foot in the ring as a writer to look out for. This book does not just hold its own against those written by established authors, but finds itself within the same realm.
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment
mrettaxe's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
miapalas's review against another edition
2.0
Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment